Author: worldinsidemypocket

My last post focused on all places that are within walking distance of each other, however there’s more to London than those famous landmarks in the centre and once you’ve seen them, there’s way more to explore further out. This post will be split into four sections: North, East, South and West and I’ll share… Read More North, East, South, West… London!

Although I’ve dedicated a large part of my blog to those beautiful places in the UK outside London that are often unfairly neglected and overlooked by tourists and the media, like the Yorkshire Dales, Newcastle, Northumberland and North Wales, there is a reason why the Big City is so popular. Along with New York and Paris,… Read More Whistle-Stop Walking Tour of London (And where to pee for free!)

You don’t need to have a degree to become fluent in a foreign language these days with so many resources at our fingertips with the internet. I’ve been learning French from a very young age, with my mum always wanting me to be bilingual she bought the ‘Muzzy’ language programme for me to watch as… Read More 10 Ways to Improve Your Language Skills

Two weeks into my stay at Le Mans and we were taken on a day trip to Amboise to see two of the different beautiful chateaux in the Loire Valley. Chateau de Clos Lucé First off, we drove an hour and a half to Chateau de Clos Lucé, a small castle that was home to Leonardo Da… Read More Two French Chateaux, One Secret Tunnel

Until I was contacted about the opportunity to visit Le Mans for three weeks and take part in the French summer school, I had admittedly never heard of the town before other than as the location of a famous car race. Being not exactly interested in sports, a part of me was thinking… wouldn’t it be… Read More So… what even is there in Le Mans?

I’ve been nominated for the Liebster award recently by Briana and Kyle and also Hannah and Jessie. Sorry for the delayed response to my nomination, I’ve just got back from a full-on three week intensive French course in Pays de la Loire, which was beautiful and hectic and all things great! Thank you to both of you who… Read More Liebster Award!

For three weeks in June and July I’m doing an intensive summer course in the French language in the town of Le Mans in Northern France. About 15 other people from the same university as me are also doing the course, but I’ve never met any of them so feeling pretty nervous about this- first… Read More Living it up in Le Mans